Poorer families to get text messages in trial to support early learning

Separate trials will test impact of home visits by experts as well as access to learning apps

Parents are to be sent three text messages a week offering tips on how to support their child’s early learning at home as part of a government drive to improve school readiness among children from poorer families.

The texts will be sent to disadvantaged families with four- and five-year-olds, encouraging activities to improve literacy and numeracy, “such as counting the number of plates on the table”, according to the Department for Education.

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from Children | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2IpSxJY